On Saturday Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, took stock of the flood-affected areas of Yangang and Melli, Namchi.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said it has mobilised huge manpower and machinery to restore road connectivity to North Sikkim.
At least six people have been killed as landslides and heavy rain impacted the Himalayan state severely, damaging properties and disrupting road connectivity, power and food supplies and mobile networks in several areas.
#WATCH | Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang took stock of the flood-affected areas of Yangang and Melli, Namchi. pic.twitter.com/47MCtlb82M
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Multiple landslides at many stretches, including Dikchu-Sanklang-Toong, Mangan-Sanklang, Singtham-Rangrang and Rangrang-Toong, besides collapse of the vital Sanklang suspension bridge, resulted in the severing of connectivity to North Sikkim, leaving around 1,200-1,500 tourists stranded.
Sikkim has been hit by devastating landslides in recent days, claiming the lives of nine individuals across Namchi and Mangan districts. The Chief Secretary of Sikkim, Vijay Bhushan Pathak, confirmed the occurrence of two major landslides, one in Namchi district where three lives were lost, and another in Mangan district where six lost their lives.
These natural calamities have also left around 1,200-1,400 tourists stranded in Mangan district due to blocked roads caused by heavy rainfall and landslides.
Efforts are underway to rescue the stranded tourists, with the Sikkim government initiating requests for Air Force helicopters to assist in evacuation as soon as weather conditions permit. Pathak assured that necessary relief measures are being provided to the families of the deceased and medical treatment is being given to those injured severely in the landslides.
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